Seafood Made Simple: A tasty twist in the tail with this chilli-and-mint hake

This dish of peas, chilli and mint is one of my go-to simple suppers when I'm looking for dinner in a flash and the crisper drawer in the fridge is lacking fresh vegetables

Hake with chili and mint peas. Picture: Chani Anderson.

Sun, 29 Jun, 2025 - 16:59

Aishling Moore

Aishling Moore is head chef and co-owner of Goldie, the award-winning seafood restaurant in Cork city. A pioneer of gill-to-fin cooking in Ireland, and author of cookbook The Whole Catch, she's won multiple awards for her cooking and writing.

This dish of peas, chilli and mint is one of my go-to simple suppers when I'm looking for dinner in a flash and the crisper drawer in the fridge is lacking fresh vegetables.

This process works with just about any green vegetable: mangetout, tenderstem broccoli, green beans and courgette. It's fabulous with wilted spinach or Swiss chard too.